Coronary heart disease

About Coronary heart disease

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Cholesterol and Triglycerides

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Coronary Artery Disease

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Thrombosis Cardiovascular disease

In the developed world, its prevalence is linked to our increasingly unhealthy lifestyle, with risk factors including lack of exercise, overweight and obesity, and smoking. These are also linked to diabetes which increases the risk of developing heart disease.

Thrombosis is the general term for the formation of a blood clot in the arteries or the veins that obstructs blood flow.

Venous thrombosis, which is usually treated with anticoagulants, is the third most common cardiovascular disorder in the US, affecting almost two million people each year. The most commonly prescribed low molecular weight heparin in the US and major European markets is sanofi-aventis' Lovenox/Clexane (enoxaparin), which is derived from porcine unfractionated heparin. In 2007, sales of Lovenox increased by 7.3% to euro 2.6 billion (US$3.6 billion). Sanofi also developed Fraxiparine (nadroparin), a LMWH produced by nitrous acid degradation of heparin from porcine intestinal mucosa. Fraxiparine was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in 2004 in order to satisfy conditions for Sanofi-Synthélabo's merger with Aventis. In 2007, sales of Fraxiparine declined by 12.0% to £184 million (US$368 million).

diaDexus, Inc. Appoints Mika Newton to Lead Clinical Development Service Business diaDexus, Inc. (OTCQB: DDXS), a company developing and commercializing proprietary cardiovascular diagnostic products, today announced the appointment of Mika Newton as general manager of the clinical development services business unit to partner with pharmaceutical companies interested in using the Company's proprietary cardiac biomarkers in their clinical development programs.

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Cranberry Juice May Help Protect Against Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk FactorsBusiness Wire IndiaA new study1 reveals that drinking low-calorie cranberry juice cocktail may help lower the risk of chronic diseases that rank among the leading causes of death worldwide, including heart disease, diabetes and stroke. The finding is welcome news considering the World Health Organization estimates the trio of diseases annually claim 15

Tree Nut Consumption Associated With Reduced Total and Cause-Specific MortalityFRESNO, CA--(Marketwired - December 19, 2013) - In a study published November 20, 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine[1], researchers looked at the association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality among 76,464 women in the Nurses' Health Study and 42,498 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study

CoreSource Introduces Enhanced Member Health Portal, Powered by HealthFitness CoreSource, a leading national provider of benefit administration and health management services for self-funded employee benefit plans, announced today that its plan members across the country have access to an enhanced version of its integrated online consumer health portal -- the HealthCenter, now powered by HealthFitness, an affiliate of CoreSource.

Some 'good' cholesterol may up heart disease riskA subclass of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the so-called "good" cholesterol, may not protect against coronary heart disease (CHD) and in fact may be harmful, a new study has revealed.

Opium use may double death riskLong term opium use, even in relatively low doses, may almost double the risk of death from many causes, particularly circulatory diseases, respiratory conditions and cancer, a new study has suggested.